Therapeutical apparatus



Ime 19, 1923.

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Patented June 19, 1923 I n i; I

THERArEU'rIcaL APPARATUS.

Application filed April as, 1921. Serial No. 465,314.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KrNsAKU YAMADA, a subject of the Empire of Japan,residing at No. 5 Kuroe-cho, F ukagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in a Therapeutical Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for curing diseases of thegenito-urinary organs by introducing into'the affected part heated air,and consists in a wooden heating box provided with a heat radiator, ahot air tube to be inserted into a bodily cavity and a means to causecurrent of the heated air.

The object of this invention is to obtain a simple apparatus for curingdiseases of the genito-urinary organs, such as gonorrhoea, inflammationof the bladder, prostatitis, or the like, which require difficulttreatments, by killing with heat the germs of disease infecting thepart.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination,location, and relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fullyhereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawing, and finallypointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings similar reference characters denote similar parts in allthe views, in which Fig. l is a plan view of a therapeutical apparatusembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front View showing the interior of the apparatus embodyingmy invention, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line A-A of Fig. 1.

To explain my instrument more fully, (1) is a wooden heating box with ahinged door (2) on the front, and at the top a square hole (3), to whichis fitted a lid (4:). This lid has a hole (5) at the center, into whichis inserted the open end of a blind hot air tube (6) which is to beintroduced into the affected part and is held in position by a shoulder(7) provided near its lower end. This blind tube (6) through whichheated air is to circulate, may be formed in any desired shape so as toadapt the part where it is to be inserted, such. as the rectum, urethra,vagina, or the like, and is perforated with innumerable small holes (8)to bring the heated air into contact with the affected part. Tofacilitate the circulation of heated air, there is provided within thehot air tube (6) another smaller tube (9),

whichextends nearly to the top ofthe-hot H Eur tube (6), and throughwhich the heated air in the tube (6) is carriedaway. The lower end ofthis exhausttube is pro vided with a flange (10) and is inserted in-" toa short connecting tube (11). To the other end of the connecting tube(11) is screwed the upper end (12) of a pipe (13) which leads away thehot air drawn from the hot air tube (6) through the exhaust tube Theupper part of this pipe passes through beam (14) running from one sideboard (2) to another (2) of the box (1) and is further supported by asupporting piece (15) fixed to the beam (14). The pipe (13) then passesthrough a side board (2) of the box (1) and terminates at any suitablemeans for drawing away the hot air, such as bellows (16). Above thebottom (2) of the box (1) there is provided a board or shelf (18)supported on cleats (17 be removed when desired, has a hole (19) justlarge enough to admit an alcohol or a gas lamp (20) placed on the bottom(2 Over the shelf (18), there is provided a heat radiator (21) made ofsheet metal in aform of box. The radiator (21) has pierced through itsbottom a hole (22) to admit the burner of the lamp (20) and through itssides semi-circular holes (23) to admit supply of fresh air. hinged onthe front of the box (1), extends at itslower part only to the shelf(18) and is cut off at its lower edge as at (24;) to admit fresh airinto the box (1). The top board (2 of the box (1) has a hole to insert athermometer (25) for the purpose of observing from outside thetemperature within the box (1).

The apparatus as shown in the accompanying drawing is one intended foruse with the rectum, but I need not say that by slight alteration inshape or size or both, of the hot air tube, it can be used with theurethra or vagina.

To use my apparatus, first, light the lamp, and when the temperaturewithin the box rises to a desired degree, insert the hot air tube intothe rectum, urethra, or, vagina, as the case may be, and work with handthe means provided for drawing away the hot air frointhe hot air tube.Then the hot air thus drawn away will be replaced by fresh supply fromthe heating box or chamber below. By keeping the affected part Thisshelf (18) which can The door (2) which is in contact, in this way,"Witha current of the air'heated to a desired'temperature, such diseasesas prostatitis, inflammation of bladder, gonorrhoea, or the .like,' willbe perfeotly and speedily heated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent v A therapeutical apparatus" consisting in acombination of a heating box provided With I a hinged door part -offwhich is out off, heat radiator provided Within the heating box,

a lid fitted'to" a hole'at the top board of the heating box, a hot airtube perforated with innumerable small holes and inserted in the hole ofthe lid, exhaust tube provided Within the'hot'air tube, and a pipe forleading

